Portable feed-trough.



No. 669,226. Patented lar. 5, IQOI. s. smul-:3.

PURTABLE FEED THOUGH.

(Application tiled Oct. 29 1900.) (lo lldel.)

hihihi 9 y UNiTnn STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SAMUEL STONER, OF BROCK, OHIO.

PORTABLE FE'ED-TROUGH.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 669,226, dated March 5, 1901.

Appncmou ined October 29, 1900. serial No. 34,843. dit man.)

To @ZZ whom it may concern,.-

Be it known that I, SAMUEL STONER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Brock, inthe county of Darke and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Portable Feed- Trough, of which the following is a specification.

rlhe invention relates to improvements in portable feed-troughs.

One object of the present invention is to im prove the construction of feed-troughs and to provide a portable one adapted to be readily moved from one field or portion of a iield to another and adapted to protect the feed from the weather and enable the same to be conveniently su pplied without coming in con* tact with the animals.

A further object of the invention is to provide a portable feed-trough of this character which may be effectually closed to exclude stock from it when desired.

'lhe invention consists in the construction and novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed ont in the claims hereto appended.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a portable feed-trough constructed in accordance with this invention and shown closed. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the same, the feed-trough being open. Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view illustrating the construction of the chute.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawings.

l designates a platform mounted on runners 2 and having oppositely inclined or sloping sides 3, adapted to shed water and supported by transverse bars or beams et, which have oppositely -inclined upper edges, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 2 of the accompanying drawings. The transverse bars or beams 4, which support the oppositely-sloped platform, are secured at their ends to the upper edges of the runners. Located centrally of the platform, longitudinally thereof, is an approximately V-shaped crib or receptacle 5, extending from front to rear and adapted to receive the feed for the stock and provided at the bottom with an opening 6 to permit access of the stock to the feed. The crib or receptacle is designed for feeding corn on the cob to sheep, hogs, and other animals, and

' while the opening 6 at the bottom'of the crib is of sufficient size to permit the corn to pass through it the spaces between the slats or bars of the crib will not permit the corn to pass through them. The crib or receptacle, which is arranged beneath a top or shed 7, is composed of inclined posts and horizontal connecting side and end bars spaced apart, as shown. The lowermost horizont-ai connecting-bars are located above the platform to provide the lower space 6, and the inclined sides direct the feed to the said opening and enabie the same lo be entirely consumed. The opening 6 of the bottom of the crib extends the entire length of the same, from the inclined post 5a at one end of the crib to those at the other end, and the inclined sides ofthe crib will direct the feed to the opening 6, so that all of the corn may be consumed.

The top or shed, which is tapering, is composed of inclined sides S and triangular end pieces 9, the sides bein"r supported bya series of inclined bars or rafters lO, which extend downward below the top or shed and form posts. The lower ends of the inclined bars or rafters 10 are secured to the'platform,.at the side edges thereof, and the open spaces at the sides and ends of the shed are closed when desired by hinged sides and ends lland 12. The hinged sides 11, which are located at opposite sides of the feed-trough, are connected at their lower edges by hinges 13 with the side edges of the platform and are adapted to be swung downward to the position illustrated in Fig. 2 of the accompanying drawings, to form inclined portions for enabling the stock to readily reach the platform. The hinged sides ll are tapering and project beyond the front and rear ends of the :feed-trough when closed.

The ends 12, which are hinged at their upper edges to the end pieces ofthe shed by suitable hinges 14, are adapted to be raised, as illustrated in Fig. 2, and they project outward and serve to shelter the ends of the crib or receptacle. These hinged ends l2 are snp- IOO ported in their raised position by rods l5,

which engage eyes 16 of the ends 12. The hinged sides are held in their closed position by suitable fastening devices 17, and as they are closed after t-he hinged ends are lowered they serve to prevent the stock from opening the ends 12 and entering the feed-trough. The fastening device 17 preferably consists of a hook hinged to the adjacent side of the shed or top and arranged to engage over the upper edge of thel hinged side 11.

'lhe feed is introduced into the crib or receptacle by means of chutes 18, consisting of rectangular shutters. hinged at their lower edges at 19 at the bottoms of openings 20, formed in the end pieces 9 and provided with sides or wings 21. The sides or wings 21, which have beveled or mitered upper and lower edges, extend through the openings 20 and are adapted toforin the sides 0f the chute. The shut-ter 1.8 is secured in its closed position by means of asuitable fastening device, sut-h as a button 22. The chutes enable the feed to be readily introduced into the crib or receptacle at the ends thereof while the feedtrough is closed.r and when the sides 1l are open and the sides 12 are closed feed may be supplied without necessitating a person coming in contact. with the stock. The portable feed-trough is provided at the front of the platform with snit-able clevises or clips 23 to enable d raft-animals to be connected with the portable feed-trough whenl it is desired lo move the same` It will be seen that the feed-trough is simple and comparatively inexpensive in construction, that it is adapted to be readily hauled from one place to another, and that the doors formed by the hinged sides and ends 11 and 12 when closed will prevent the stock from obtaining the feed, and the side doors also forni inclines to enable the stock to readily walk upon the platform.

The shutter is adapted to form a chute, and the wings are provided with pins 24, extending laterally from them and arranged to engage the inner face of the end piece 9 to support the chute at an inclination.

What I claim is- 1. A feed-trough comprising a platform, a top or shed located above the platform, a receptacle mounted beneath the shed or top, the sides hinged at their lower edges tothe sides of the platform and adapted to form inclined extensions of the same, and capable of being swung upward to prevent access to the said receptacle, and the ends hinged at their upper edges to the shed or top and arranged to close the ends of the feed-trough and adapted to be swung upward t0 `form cont-imitations of the top or shed, substantially as described.

2. A device of the class described comprising a platform having sloping side portions and provided with runners, the top or shed mounted on the platform, the crib or receptacle arranged on the platform beneath the top 0r shed, the ends hinged at their upper edges to the shed, rods for supporting the ends SAMUEL sToNER.

lVitnesses:

MARION MURPHY, WESLEY AUL'L 

